6 years ago
A known male suspect is being sought by Salina Police after another check that was stolen from a mailbox was altered and cashed at a local bank. According to Captain Paul Forrester, an elderly Salina couple placed a check in their mailbox made out for $25 to pay a bill. Police say the check was stolen ...

6 years ago
A soldier stationed at Fort Riley was charged in federal court here today with sending over social media instructions for making bombs, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. Jarrett William Smith, 24, Fort Riley, Kan., was charged with one count of distributing information related to explosives and weapons of mass destruction. Smith, a private first class infantry soldier, ...

6 years ago
Investigators are looking for a redheaded woman in connection to a couple of stolen vehicles over the weekend. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 60-year-old man and a 44-year-old man each met the suspect with similar results, each had their vehicles allegedly stolen by the white, twenty-something female with a distinctive tattoo ...

6 years ago
A car merging onto Interstate 135 the wrong way was involved in a crash Sunday night at the Saline - McPherson county line. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol,a 2001 Chevrolet Camaro  entered the wrong way on the entrance ramp to I 135.  The driver, identified as 51-year-old Laurie Mclemore from Medicine Lodge, attempted to make ...

6 years ago
A small child died after being run over by an SUV in Southwest Kansas Sunday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2005 Dodge Durango was backing out of a parking area at a Garden City truck stop when it "struck and ran over a child causing injuries that would not sustain life". The child, ...

6 years ago
Gatherings at a couple of locations Friday celebrated a Salinan who is overcoming her disabilities to live her best life. Farrah Myers, who has Down Syndrome, was the guest of honor at a "Walmart Heart"event. The day for Farrah began at Salina Regional Health Center, where a group gathered to honor her. Farrah's mother Julie Smith told KSAL ...

6 years ago
Surveys are complete, data is in, and the 2019 Kansas Upland Bird Hunting Forecast is ready for viewing. The highly-anticipated annual forecast predicts what pheasant, quail and prairie chicken hunters can likely expect going into the new seasons. Based on this year’s crow counts for pheasants, whistle counts for quail, and lek counts for prairie ...

6 years ago
A group of soldiers are preparing to deploy...to a cooking event. According to the Kansas National Guard, culinary specialists from the 2nd Battalion, 235th Regiment- Culinary School of Excellence in Salina will put their cooking skills to the test at the Wagonmasters Downtown Chili Cook-off in Wichita on Saturday, September 28th. The 2019 nationwide chili cook-off competition ...

6 years ago
The much-anticipated Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays may still be months away, but the best time to book flights for these busy travel weeks is quickly approaching. In fact, a recent analysis of AAA Travel’s flight booking data from the last three years reveals that Sept. 25 marks the start of the best booking window for ...

6 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court has affirmed the convictions of a Salina man serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for 25 years in connection with the 2015 shooting death of a teenager. According to the high court, in a decision written by Justice Eric Rosen, justices affirmed 23-year-old Stephen Gentry's convictions in Saline County ...

6 years ago
Kansas State University is again earning national recognition as one of the top higher education institutions for diversity and inclusion. Insight Into Diversity magazine has awarded the university with the 2019 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity, or HEED, Award. K-State has received the award every year since 2014. The university is one of 94 higher education ...